MC Qualifier on rare card

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Posted By: Joe Drouillard

Hello Everyone,

I just picked up this Brooklyn Dahlen on ebay. I was wondering what effect PSA's (MC) qualifier will have on the value of the card? Is the fact that the card is somewhat difficult to get negate the fact that it is a miss cut?




Thanks,

Joe

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Posted By: John H.

Whatever you paid for it should be an indicator.

John

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Posted By: Sean BH

I think a PSA 3 with no MC would sell for around $200 - $225. Usually qualifiers seem to knock the price down 2 grades and $85.17 is about the going rate for a SGC 10 or 20.

Sean BH

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Posted By: peter chao

Joe,

Crack it out and resubmit. This time tell them to grade without qualifier. You may get the same grade, who knows? MC seems pretty harsh.

Peter C.

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Posted By: joe brennan

Its graded MC because it's MC. It has nothing to do with the rarity of the card. The name should show clearly on the bottom and it doesn't. The price you payed was the price for a PSA 1. It has the same registry value as such and hence the price. cracking it out would only cost you money as it will alway come back with a qualifier from PSA.

In Rememberance of James W. Brennan Sr. 1924-1982. Dad, thanks for everything you did for me.

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Posted By: Joe Drouillard

Thanks John, Sean, Pete and Joe for your imput and advice. I paid $87.00 for the card, and I'm not upset about the grade. As some of you know I've only been collecting T-206s for a short time and I'm trying to get a good feel for what to pay for a card. When I saw the card for sale I knew it was a more difficult card to find I wasn't sure what to bid based on (MC) qualification. It looks like what all of you said is correct. In essence, the market determined the correct value for this card.

However, I don't think I phrased my initial question correctly. As I understand it, a miss cut is a factory error, not an attempt at alteration. If the card was trimmed it would be returned unable to grade. To me a MC seems like a less serious flaw than writing on a card. What I hear you telling me is that a qualifier is a qualifier and there is a substanial discount (approximately a 2 grade drop) that I need to consider, no matter how rare the card.

Thanks for your help.

Best wishes,

Joe